Prime Suspect Set for U.S. Adaptation

LONDON/BURBANK: NBC is on board for a pilot of an American version of the acclaimed ITV drama Prime Suspect, to be penned by Without a Trace‘s Hank Steinberg.

The Helen Mirren police drama written by Lynda La Plante aired on ITV for seven seasons (it also aired in the U.S. on PBS). "Our intention is to create another classic television show from this brilliant original format," Angela Bromstad, the president of primetime entertainment at NBC and Universal Media Studios, is quoted as saying. "Hank Steinberg was key in helping us secure this project, and we are incredibly excited about this modern vision for the show."